·- imp. of Bite.
II. Bate ·noun ·see 2d Bath.
III. Bate ·vt To deprive of.
IV. Bate ·vi To waste away.
V. Bate ·noun Strife; contention.
VI. Bate ·vt To Remove.
VII. Bate ·vi To remit or retrench a part;
— with of.
VIII. Bate ·vt To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
IX. Bate ·vt To leave out; to Except.
X. Bate ·vi To flutter as a hawk; to Bait.
XI. Bate ·vt To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.
XII. Bate ·vt To Attack; to Bait.
XIII. Bate ·noun An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals;
— employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.
XIV. Bate ·vt To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to Abate; to beat down; to Lower.